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I wrote this prayer about 20 years ago when I first did some prison ministry at the Middleton House of Correction. Right now, all of us are experiencing some restriction on our freedom - certainly not the restraint of incarceration, but an infringement nonetheless. As we pray this, let's pray especially for those whose freedom is inhibited by COVID-19...
Give me freedom in my heart, Lord,
when I'm locked up,
locked in,
locked down...
Give me freedom in my heart
when I'm imprisoned by my past...
Give me freedom in my heart
to break the shackles of old habits...
Give me freedom in my heart
when I'm walled in by lonely days...
Give me freedom in my heart
when I'm confined by sleepless nights...
Give me freedom in my heart,
when my hope is held hostage...
Give me freedom in my heart
when doubt incarcerates my trust…
Give me freedom in my heart
to rend the chains of my resentments...
Give me freedom in my heart
to slip the handcuffs of my shame...
Give me freedom in my heart
to unbind what holds me fast...
Give me freedom in my heart
to know your saving peace and pardon…
Give me freedom in my heart
to welcome in your word of mercy...
Give me freedom in my heart
to find my innocence restored…
Give me freedom in my heart
to be the person you created...
Give me freedom in my heart, Lord,
let your grace my freedom be…
Amen.
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| Open Door to a New World by Michael Bednarek |
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